{"id":7918,"date":"2020-03-26T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careerarc.com\/blog\/?p=7918"},"modified":"2024-02-12T17:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T01:34:35","slug":"stats-post-layoff-support-outplacement-american-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intoo.com\/us\/blog\/stats-post-layoff-support-outplacement-american-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Surprising Stats on the State of Post-layoff Support, Outplacement, and the American Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

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This month has been a tumultuous time for HR professionals. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many HR leaders have had to abruptly shift focus, from acquiring talent in a tight job market to considering\u2014or even conducting\u2014unexpected reductions in force.<\/p>\n

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Layoffs are never easy, but layoffs during a pandemic bring up additional anxieties. In a country where health insurance is often tied to employment, both employers and employees are keenly aware that the loss of a job can also mean the end of much-needed health care coverage. To add insult to injury, layoffs themselves pose health risks, ranging from an increased likelihood of stroke<\/a> to a higher risk of mental illness. In fact, the physical and mental health risks posed by layoffs are so great that experts such as Sandra Sucher, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, have argued companies have an ethical obligation<\/a> to help laid-off workers find new jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Americans seem to agree. More than 4 of 5 Americans (83%) think outplacement services\u2014career transition services that help employees find work following a layoff\u2014should be offered as part of a severance package to every employee who is laid off by their employer.\u00a0With no mandates in the U.S. for employers to provide such benefits, many Americans do not receive outplacement benefits from their former employers as part of their severance package when they were laid off.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s according to INTOO’s Outplacement and the American Workforce Study, <\/strong>conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of INTOO in March 2020. We surveyed 2,011 American adults on their thoughts, feelings, and practices concerning layoffs and outplacement. We found a big incongruence between employer practice and the expectations of Americans\u2014a gap that suggests major challenges ahead for HR practitioners tasked with protecting employer brand and workplace morale during workforce reductions.<\/p>\n

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Most Americans expect career transition support from their former employers in the event of a layoff<\/strong><\/p>\n

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